My Cold Ex-Wife Refused to Move On novel Chapter 109

Chapter 109 The Hard Drive

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From the looks of it, this kidnapping had likely been impulsive. If it hadn’t been, they wouldn’t have neglected to prepare a getaway vehicle.

“Aimee wasn’t in great health at the time,” Melody explained. “She either worked in bed or sat by the window. I remember the nurse mentioned that a few times, when she came in, she saw Aimee just staring out the window. Aimee was a very easygoing patient. The nurse in charge of Room 316 got along well with her.”

Before entering Room 316, Melody had already known everything about Aimee’s hospitalization.

She sat by the window.

So many people came to see Aimee, and there was even a wheelchair in the room. If she had liked sunlight or wanted to relax, she could have easily asked someone to wheel her outside for fresh air. Instead, she chose to sit by the window rather than go out.

Chase fixed his eyes on the two potted plants sitting on the windowsill.

This type of hospital room usually didn’t have anything complicated. The two plants had only been brought in a month ago, supposedly to purify the air.

The entire room was pure white. A touch of green could at least ease a patient’s anxiety.

Chase walked over and picked up one of the pots.

Ryan, one of Waylon’s men, said, “I already checked it. Nothing underneath.”

The pots were small, about the size of a man’s palm.

And they were very light.

If there was nothing underneath, there had to be something inside.

Chase crouched down and flipped the whole pot over. Loose soil scattered all over the floor. The roots tangled together, but there wasn’t much dirt overall.

Nothing here.

Chase ignored the mess on the floor and reached for the other one. He turned it over too.

Clink.

This time, something hit the marble floor. The crisp sound instantly drew everyone’s attention.

It was a silver hard drive, very small, covered in dust, with bits of plant roots still wrapped around it.

Waylon let out a breath of relief.

They’d finally found it.

The next second, he smacked Ryan on the back of the head. “What the hell do you people even do? You just

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Chapter 109 The Hard Drive

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Ryan rubbed the back of his head and muttered, “I even shook it around a bit. I was sure there was nothing in there!”

These kinds of hard drives had weight. Shaking them would produce a sound.